Tehran (IP)- Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth, Hamid Sajjadi, left Tehran for Doha to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.

Iran PressIran News: FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to kick-start on Sunday (today) in Qatar.

The opening ceremony in a tent-shaped stadium will be held at 1440 GMT, ahead of the first match between hosts Qatar and Ecuador.

Iran's national football team will begin its World Cup campaign against England on Nov. 21 in Group B before facing Wales four days later. The last game of the group stage will be against the United States on Nov. 29.

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